Softball Home Opener Set For March 29

Mar 15, 2011

It's good to be home.

The 2011 Ferris
State University softball team will get their first opportunity
to play at home on Tuesday, March 29, when the Bulldogs host
the Davenport University Panthers in a non-conference
doubleheader at the FSU Varsity Softball Field in Big Rapids,
Mich.

Opening pitch for game one is at 4 p.m. (EDT) with the second
game to follow about 20 minutes following the conclusion of
the opener. The contests will represent the first-ever
meetings on the diamond between the two in-state schools.

Ferris State, which is coached by 14th-year head coach
Keri Becker, is scheduled to play 20 home contests
this spring with 16 of those outings being Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) games.

Following the home opener against Davenport, the
Bulldogs will entertain the Aquinas Saints on Thursday, March 31 at
4 p.m. (EDT), in a non-league twinbill before beginning the home
portion of their GLIAC schedule with back-to-back doubleheaders
versus the Lake Superior State Lakers the weekend of April
2-3. A 1 p.m. (EDT) start time is slated for opening
contest on Saturday, (April 2) while Sunday's (April 3)
doubleheader gets underway at noon (EDT) with game one.

This season, the GLIAC has been separated into a North and South
Division. Ferris State will be joined in the North Division
by Lake Superior State, Northwood, Grand Valley State, Saginaw
Valley State, and Hillsdale.

The Bulldogs presently have a 3-9 overall record this
season following their annual appearance in the Florida Rebel
Spring Games Tournament (March 5-12) at Kissimmee,
Fla.

The complete 2011 Bulldog softball season schedule can be
accessed by clicking on this link.